That ftrong Heart-piercing Cry! I thirst! I thirst! LO For what? of hostile Blood to drink his Fill? No, for the Hearts of thofe that use him ill. I He would not One fhould loft and faithlefs prove, But feeks to pierce Us with his Darts of Love. 12 And while Mankind difdains his Voice to hear, (From the pure Spirit fo averfe their Ear) 13 To fend his Meffengers he does not cease, And fuffers fcarce a Mouth to hold its Peace. 14 They cry in ev'ry Place in ev'ry Street, Friends, let us catch you in the Gofpel-net! 15 We'll take you Captive for our Gracious Lord,ut orga So need you never fear his two-edg'd Sword; 16 So.need you never to the Mountains cry, Let us within your Ruins buried lie! 17 Or to the Rocks, for Anguifh while you rave, Yield us fome friendly Cavern for a Grave! 18 Juft as you are, you may to Jefus creep, But come, he'll gladly take you for his Sheep: 19. Be you all over Sin, all over Shame, There's waiting for you ftill a Heart inFlame. The 2 What coft Thee Life, Blood, Death, ftrong Cries and Tears, The fame remains nor waxes old by Years; 3 Thy pow'rful Word o'er Walls and Ramparts flies, Out-lafts (Thyfelf haft faid) both Earth and Skies. 4 Who to His Blood shall Bounds and Limits give? 5 His Flock, yea all the World may drink and live. Who can produce a Time, a Day, an Hour, This Blood may not exert vindictive Pow'r? 6 'Tis no light Matter, when the Souls that lie Beneath the Altar, Vengeance! Vengeance! cry, 7 Tho' 'bove a thousand Years they thus have cried : (Patience divine! how long wilt Thou be tried). 8 If by the Fiend this Cry can't be withstood, Much less the rufhing Stream of Jefu's Blood. 9. But hark! what Cry doth from the Saviour burst? That ftrong Heart-piercing Cry! I thirft! LO For what? of hoftile Blood to drink his. No, for the Hearts of thofe that use him ill. I He would not One fhould loft and faithlefs prove, But feeks to pierce Us with his Darts of 12 And while Mankind difdains his Voice to hear, (From the pure Spirit fo averfe their Ear) 13 To fend his Meffengers he does not cease, And fuffers fcarce a Mouth to hold its Peace. 14 They cry in ev'ry Place in ev'ry Street, Friends, let us catch you in the Gospel-net! 15 We'll take you Captive for our Gracious Lord, So need you never fear his two-edg'd Sword; 16 So.need you never to the Mountains cry, Let us within your Ruins buried lie! 17 Or to the Rocks, for Anguifh while you rave, Yield us fome friendly Cavern for a Grave! 18. Juft as you are, you may to Jefus creep, But come, he'll gladly take you for his Sheep: 19 Be you all over Sin, all over Shame, There's waiting for you ftill a Heart inFlame. The 20 The Judge, to whom alone Revenge is giv'n, Ordains for fuch Poor Sinners Peace and Heav'n. 21 Who finds that Sin has quite o'erspread his Soul, That his own Efforts ne'er can make him whole, 22 As dead at Jefu's Feet refolves to lie; Jefus hath fworn that Soul shall never die. 123 Were he a Bear, he foftens to a Lamb; And were he could as Ice, hè burns a Flame; 24 And were he dead before, yet fee he lives, The Saviour, quick'ning whom the Father gives: 25 The Spirit in his Temple takes his Flace, Decks it with outward and with inward Grace; 26 Likeness to Jefu's Death Without is seen, The Spring of Life eternal flows within. 27 This Task we profecute with all our Pow'rs, (For this, the Spirit and his Gifts are ours) 28 To court poor Sinners, funk in Guilt and Shame, Brides to commence and Partners of the Lamb: 29 Brides 29 (Brides of a King who Charms divine dif plays,) The Joy of Angels, Themes for Songs of Praife. 30 We'll take you by the Hand in tend'reft Love, (Your Guilt and Mis'ry fhall our Pity move; 31 This our good Wishes, our Efteem excites In spite of all felf-righteous Hypocrites.) 32 We'll introduce you to our heav'nly King, And promife you he'll welcome all we brings 33 He'll most affectionate and gracious prove, And kifs you with a tender Kifs of Love: 34 He'll clofe embrace you as his dearest Friends, My Juftice, will he fay, in Mercy ends. 35 Whatever Souls to him in Spirit come, He'll kifs immediately and take them Home. 36 To come in Spirit, (which we'll here explain, Since none can otherwise Admittance gain,) -37 Is this; to know that for the World and me Our Lord himself did Penance on the Tree; 38 That as He there expir'd,'tis finifh'd cried, The Spirit then the Saviour juftified; #1 Tim. iii, 16. 2 Cor. v. 21, 39 That |